Raisch 1st Annual Pumpkin Carving

(Very spontaneous move on my part...$1.99 pumpkins at Aldi today.  Devon played along wonderfully)

Lets get our toboggans on and go wash off the pumpkin (since mom bought a dirty one) and get the plastic tarp paper (since it's too cold to carve outside)

Waiting patiently on dad to find the carving tools from a few years ago (that's how long it's been since we've carved a pumpkin)

"Think dad will let me use that big knife to help?"  (And, yes, while waiting to get started, he saw Devon's hearing protection ear muffs and wanted to wear them)

I'll help scrape a little, but please don't make me put my hand all the way down in there

"You're doing a great job, dad."

And, skip to the finished product (sorry, no pictures of carving...after helping scrape, I went into the kitchen to get dinner going and left the boys to carving).  Fine job boys!  And, thank you Aldi for a cheap pumpkin and pumpkin carving kit (eyes included).

As I write this, the house is smelling yummy as the pumpkin seeds are roasting in the oven!

Peanut Butter

I do believe my son may have his mother's love for peanut butter...

Tonight I decided to make a peanut butter, banana, chocolate chip cake towards the end of little man finishing his dinner (hence the yogurt all over his face as well).  He played in his chair the whole time with the various cooking utensils I'd hand him.  Then...then I handed him the spatula with the last little bit of peanut butter and the empty peanut butter jar.  Wow, the deliciousness (and fun)!  We then of course had to go STRAIGHT to the bath :-)

birthday cake!

On Triston's actual birthday, Devon's mom, dad, and grandma came over and my twin sister and her family came over to celebrate and enjoy some dinner and dessert with us.  Below is a video of Triston enjoying his cake!  Sorry, it's a little long (3min).  This was his 2nd b'day cake, since we had his big b'day party a couple weeks ago when some of my family was in town.  He knew exactly what to do with his cake this time :-)

I can't believe a year has passed already.  What a true true blessing it has been!  

Triston David Raisch, it is a joy to be your mommy & daddy.